Trade Statistics

Exploring South Africa’s Merchandise Trade Statistics

SARS is the legislatively empowered controlling entity for statistics on the importation and exportation of goods. Exercising this control entails record-keeping, verification, publication and analysis of trade data:

  • Explore South Africa’s Merchandise Trade Statistics through interactive visualisations and other content
  • Download the relevant data you need  
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September 2026 overview 

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                          R190,591,057,729                        R170,794,521,991
                                                                   R19,796,535,738
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (11.7%)
  2. Germany (7.3%)
  3. United States (7.0%)
  4. Japan (5.1%)
  5. United Kingdom (5.0%)
  1. China (23.7%)
  2. India (10.3%)
  3. United States (7.0%)
  4. Germany (5.5%)
  5. Malaysia (3.4%)

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